Gunmen kill NSCDC official in Ekiti, steal pistol

Some gunmen on Wednesday killed an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Sunday Afolabi, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

He was reportedly shot dead by his assailants near the state headquarters of the corps on Afao Road around 3pm.

A witness, who did not want to be identified, said two men ambushed him while he was on driving to the town in his Toyota Camry 2015 model.

“The two men dragged him from his car and shot him in the back and leg while he was trying to flee the scene. He died from shortage of blood because there was no one to help him.”

It was learnt that his service pistol was taken away by the assailants, who abandoned his car in a bushy path.

The NSCDC spokesman, Tolu Afolabi, confirmed the killing to reporters on Thursday.

He said investigation had been launched into the incident in a bid to unmask the killers of the officer.

Until his death, the late Afolabi was the head of the Intelligence and Investigation Unit of the NSCDC. He was an Assistant Superintendent Corps 1.

The NSCDC spokesman said his corpse had been deposited in the mortuary, while investigation was ongoing.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Alberto Adeyemi, disclosed that the late Afolabi was killed by suspected cult members along Afao Road.

He said his body was deposited in the mortuary by some policemen who visited the scene of the incident.

“I have just spoken with OC-SARS and he said the cult boys killed the officer along Afao Road where the NSCDC office is located.

“We sympathise with our sister security agency on the killing of the officer. Investigation has commenced into the incident,” he added.

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We dont need state creation but regionalization. Independent region to determine how many states they want as far as they have enough resources to cater for it.

Abdulsalam Abubakar

If U re 4tunate 2 hv came 4rm a well knwn or major tribe in dis country, U dnt knw wot other minorities re facing, I am 4rm Kogi state n since the creation of the state, an Ebira person never rule as Gov. Of the said state, so, I seriously support the creation of more state

puretruth

do you need Ebira state? if yes” how many states do we need to create so as to address the needs of every tribes that cried marginalization?

why are these northerners calling for the creation of more states? to what end? so that they can share properly the national cake? there are other issues more important than the creation of states to be discussed at the national conference. haba they have the highest number of states in the country for God’s sake. why not discuss issues like our fraud constitution, true confederalism, resource control etc. this show s the height of selfishness and self centeredness. God help us.

ndifreks

all the 36 states already created; how much are they contributing to the national budge? very little or next to nothing. yet we are talking about state creation. if there is a problem with the issue of marginalization then it can be addressed in some other fashion not state creation.

Gwamna

See this guys talking about creating more states….., instead of discussing on how different groups that form the joke called nigeria should pull out peacefuly.

For God sake this delegate should stop discusing about Jonathans speach everyday .And discus somethig meaningful people are are anxious fo the outcome.

Phil-Olu

More states in the desert? you already created nineteen out of the former northern region, while former eastern region got twelve and the former western region (most short changed) got six. Any northerner asking for additional state on the pretence of minority is obviously si*ck and wicked!

Emmanuel Duru

God blss this northern deligate, He’s just pushing his co -south/eastern deligates also showing them where to fall.he’s directly or in directly reminding them of cause they supposed to champion. As they we’re afraid to start the topic, They shouid wake up senator A.p. Anyim and co…tell them tht the day is break

Chyke

More states, more parasites. Most of the states already created are unviable and they are talking of creating more states. It’s still warming up, they,ll get to the real issue later about peaceful disintegration.